Professor Alireza Maheri

Biography

Professor Maheri joined the University of Aberdeen in 2016 (Senior Lecturer 2016, Reader 2021, Personal Chair 2022). Prior to that, he was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University (2009-2016) and a member of Aerospace Vehicle Architecture and Design Integration Research and Teaching Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol (2007-2009). 

Professor Maheri has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University, a Masters in Mechanical Engineering-Energy Conversion from Amirkabir University of Technology and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Design and Simulation of Adaptive Aero-structures from UWE Bristol. 

Research Overview

Research Areas

• Wind Energy
• Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
• Energy Transition
• Multidisciplinary Design & Multiobjective Optimisation under Uncertainties
• Decision Support Systems 
• Nature Inspired Design & Sustainability

Current Research

• Decision Support System for Offshore Windfarm Decommissioning   https://northsearegion.eu/decomtools/
• Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems under Uncertainties https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stories/improving-energy-efficiency/index.html
• Design of Wind Turbine Smart Blades
• Windfarm Layout Optimisation
• Floating Wind Turbines
• Hydrogen Systems Integration

Past Research

• Structural optimisation
• Composite Materials Machining Using Mesh Free Methods
• Design and Optimisation of Composite Structures 
• Wind Turbine Adaptive and Smart Blades
• High Fidelity Analysis of Composite Structures
• Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

Knowledge Exchange

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stories/improving-energy-efficiency/index.html 

Collaborations

• ANM Group (UK)
• Alnarjes Ltd (Jordan)
• Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)
• University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer (Germany)
• HWWI (Germany)
• Western Norway University of Applied Science
• Aashraye ltd (UK)
• Marine Scotland
• Energy Valley (Netherlands)
• Offshorenergy.dk (Denmark)
• Maritime Cluster Funen (Denmark)
• Samsoe Kommune (Denmark)
• Virol (Netherlands)
• Lauwershorst Group (Netherlands)
• University of Limerick (Ireland)
• University Mascareignes (Mauritius)
• Energy Renewable UK 
• University Valenciennes (France)
• University of Belgrade (Serbia)

Funding and Grants

• Net Zero Technology Centre, 'Data for Net Zero (D4NZ)', £992 k, 2022-2025, CoI
• Innovate UK and ANM Group Limited Knowledge Transfer Partnership, 'Application of Business and Engineering research methodologies to establish ANM Renewable & Agri-Tech advisory service', £188 k, 2022-2023, CoI
• EU-InterReg, 'Eco-innovative concepts for the end of offshore wind energy farms lifecycle (DecomTools)', £240 k, 2018-2023, PI
• National Decommissioning Centre PhD Studentship 'A Decision Support System for Oil & Gas Decommissioning', £72 k, 2019-2022, PI
• Carnegie Trust PhD Scholarship, 'Wind Turbine Smart Blades Made of Functional Materials', £60 k, 2019-2022, Principal Supervisor
• Scottish Funding Council SPRe-Industrial Collaboration, 'Induced Ductile to Brittle Transition Impact Cut', £78 k 2019-2023, PI
• Collaborative Industrial Doctoral Project, Energy Renewable UK, 'Renewable Energy Systems Tailored for End User (REST4U)', £66 k, 2015-2018,PI
• International Academic Research Collaboration, Meliksah University, Turkey, 'Usage Driven Design of Power Systems of Eco-urban Electric Cars', £11.6 k, 2011-2014, PI
• Collaborative Industrial Doctoral Project, Synchron technology, 'Distributed Adaptive Renewable Energy Systems (DARES)', £168 k, 2010-2014, PI
• EU-FP7 European Lifelong Learning Programme, 'Green ELLEiEC', £40 k, 2009-2013, CoI 
• Royal Aeronautical Society, 'Aeroelastic Composite Wings and Blades', £3 k, 2005, PI

Teaching Responsibilities

Course Coordinator for Energy Systems Integration EG554T and EG554U